182The 'Adam and Eve', Old ChelseaFogg Art Museum, HarvardAccession no: M8677 State: 3/3 |
| Collection credit: | Fogg Art Museum, Gift of the Estate of George R. Nutter |
| Image credit: | |
| Provenance: | Given by George R. Nutter (1863-1937), Boston to the Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, MA. |
| Paper size: | 257 x 370 mm |
| Plate mark size: | 175 x 301 mm |
| Paper trimmed to pmk?: | no |
| Colour of the paper: | ivory |
| Paper type (wove, laid, Japan etc): | wove |
| Note on the paper: | Thin paper. |
| Tab?: | no |
| Watermarks: | none |
| Medium: | etching |
| Ink colour: | black |
| Additional work on the print, e.g. in pencil: | no |
| Print tone: | Significant overall tone (resembling a grey chine) wiped clean just inside platemark |
| Note on foul biting: | |
| Print note: | A clear impression but in poor condition. |
| Whistler's sign on plate: | butterfly |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the plate: | 'OLD FERRY WHARF. / J. JOHNSON / COAL MERCHANT'; 'THE ADAM and EVE - / Wine & Spirit Establ'; 'STOP / PIT'; 'UEWS' - on buildings |
| Inscriptions by others on the plate: | no |
| Whistler's signature on paper: | no |
| Inscriptions by Whistler on the paper: | no |
| Tab signed/inscribed: | no |
| Note on the tab: |
| Printer's signature (e.g. Goulding): | no |
| Notes on inscriptions: | |
| Collector's mark: | Possibly 'sm' although that may be a dealer's note. |
| Dealers' stock nos: | no |
| Misc inscriptions by others: | 'SM', 'Wisler [sic]', '8me et'[sic]; 'sm' and '75-' on recto; 'Wisler 8 ins et' [cut off], and '300' verso |
| Source of information: | Whistler Etchings Project |
| ID: | K1750z01 |
All inscriptions are in graphite pencil unless otherwise stated.